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1 hour ago, Heretic said:

Full agreement posted on NDP's site with the Green party:

 

https://www.bcndp.ca/latest/its-time-new-kind-government-british-columbia

 

John Horgan, Leader, BC's New Democrats | May 30, 2017

It's time for a new kind of government in British Columbia.

 
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Yesterday, I joined my colleague Dr. Andrew Weaver of the BC Green Party to announce that we'd reached an agreement for our parties to work together.

It's the first step towards forming a new minority government - and it's a pretty big one, too.

The voters of British Columbia told us a lot of things on May 9 about the type of government they wanted to see, and one thing was crystal clear: They wanted change.

Now, in the first agreement of its kind in BC government history, our party and the BC Green Party are ready and willing to make that happen.

This four-year agreement gives BC voters the stable and secure government they want, and allows both of our parties to focus on the things we promised in our campaign - making life more affordable for all British Columbians, improving the services we all count on, making sure the economy works for everybody, and fixing our broken electoral system.

To everyone who has emailed, tweeted, called, messaged or signed a petition in the last few weeks to tell us about the kind of government they want to see: please know that we've heard you loud and clear.

This deal is happening because of you. And we want you to be a big part of it.

As BC NDP and BC Green caucus members sign the agreement today at the legislature, we're inviting all British Columbians to add their own signatures in support.

If you’re ready to be part of a new way of doing politics in our great province, please join us and add your signature in support of this agreement.

Let’s do this, British Columbia. Together.

Read the full text of our agreement below:

 

(the document is in SCRIBD - go to web page to view)

 

 

Synopsis:

 

  1. Proportional Representation + Electoral Finance Reform; plus Lobbying Reform.
  2. Increases to Carbon Tax
  3. Reassessing the Site C dam for its economic viability.
  4. $15 minimum wage.
  5. Increased infrastructure spending.
  6. Increased education spending, and more work experience programs.
  7. An "emerging economic task force" to address changes to business in the next 10-25 years (I'm guessing automation?)
  8. Innovation Commission to support innovative technologies.
  9. Environmental stuff. Environment is good m'kay.
  10. More infrastructure spending; increased healthcare and cheaper drugs.
  11. Better senior care.
  12. Mental health spending increase.
  13. Education spending increases.
  14. Province-wide Basic Income trial (yep)
  15. Elminating MSP premiums.
  16. Housing 

Just...for reference.  What is the one MAJOR thing missing from there.

 

I can't place my finger on it.  Hey MORGAN, wanna get me my KINDER eggs?

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1 hour ago, Heretic said:

 

Synopsis:

 

  1. Proportional Representation + Electoral Finance Reform; plus Lobbying Reform.
  2. Increases to Carbon Tax
  3. Reassessing the Site C dam for its economic viability.
  4. $15 minimum wage.
  5. Increased infrastructure spending.
  6. Increased education spending, and more work experience programs.
  7. An "emerging economic task force" to address changes to business in the next 10-25 years (I'm guessing automation?)
  8. Innovation Commission to support innovative technologies.
  9. Environmental stuff. Environment is good m'kay.
  10. More infrastructure spending; increased healthcare and cheaper drugs.
  11. Better senior care.
  12. Mental health spending increase.
  13. Education spending increases.
  14. Province-wide Basic Income trial (yep)
  15. Elminating MSP premiums.
  16. Housing 

 

So basically Horgan got everything he wanted and Weaver compromised on everything. What a disappointment this must be to Green Party members. I have to hand to Horgan, I didn't think he was this good a negotiator. 

 

The more I look at this agreement the more I think a career politician got one over on a career academic. 

 

 

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3 hours ago, J.R. said:

No, the Liberals (and the money behind them) did that (if that's your argument).

 

Christy is just the smiling face of the party who did what she was told to by them.

Nothing in it for her, right?  

 

She's no victim here...she's doing exactly what she wants to, even if propped up by her party.  Don't let her off the hook so easily....

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52 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said:

 

Nothing in it for her, right?  

 

She's no victim here...she's doing exactly what she wants to, even if propped up by her party.  Don't let her off the hook so easily....

Who said victim? You keep projecting weird sentiment in to my posts. 

 

She's done exactly what she was hired to do and paid handsomely for. And a dirty job it most certainly is.

 

But to think she's been the brilliant, maniacal, mastermind behind the whole operation is beyond laughable and naive.

 

She was there to be the smiling face, stay on talking points, photo ops... and ultimately the fall guy for the inevitable rebrand for the peons. 

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On 5/30/2017 at 8:06 PM, J.R. said:

Who said victim? You keep projecting weird sentiment in to my posts. 

 

She's done exactly what she was hired to do and paid handsomely for. And a dirty job it most certainly is.

 

But to think she's been the brilliant, maniacal, mastermind behind the whole operation is beyond laughable and naive.

 

She was there to be the smiling face, stay on talking points, photo ops... and ultimately the fall guy for the inevitable rebrand for the peons. 

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45 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said:

Yes, she was the public face of  a giant real estate scam played on all BC ers...

 

She will be chucked under the bus quickly so the BC liberals can start the rebranding of their party..

Maybe as actual Liberals not Closet Conservatives?

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1 hour ago, J.R. said:

Who said victim? You keep projecting weird sentiment in to my posts. 

 

She's done exactly what she was hired to do and paid handsomely for. And a dirty job it most certainly is.

 

But to think she's been the brilliant, maniacal, mastermind behind the whole operation is beyond laughable and naive.

 

She was there to be the smiling face, stay on talking points, photo ops... and ultimately the fall guy for the inevitable rebrand for the peons. 

I didn't say she's been the brilliant mastermind behind the whole operation...you keep projecting weird sentiments....   See how that works?  :)

My point is no one's had a gun to her head and to make it seem like she's just a whimsical tag along or without input as a strong willed woman full of ego seems laughable and naive to me.

 

Anyhow...I do respect your opinion, JR.  I just don't, for a second, believe that CC is merely a puppet...I believe she was cut out for the job.  I believe she is calculating and has been used to schmooze and is good at it.     And she still is so full of herself that she doesn't know when to give the gig up.
 

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9 hours ago, ronthecivil said:

Hey, she usually polls like ten percent better with men then with women. That's math.

 

I am just usually shocked at the amount of hate, and don't really get it. Perhaps it's a shallow/transparent thing.

 

Personally, I could care less is the leader was a total jerk that spat on my shoes, so long as he/she ran the province correctly.....

 

Yeah that last part is specifically what Clark DIDN'T do. It's not because she's a woman, it's because she was bought by corporations and had vile policies that only helped her rich backers. BC has more money then ever before and yet we also have more people needing food banks, more homelessness, less affordable housing and an education system where the courts had to intervene and say "enough!" She ran the province into the ground.

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Also lost in this Site C Dam and economic discussion is the fact there will for the first time be a cabinet minister dedicated to mental health problems and increased funding to deal with those issues. It's the silent epidemic that kills hundreds each year and effects a surprisingly high number of people, especially the young that have $60k degrees and work at Starbucks to survive though it effects all ages. Super, super happy about that.

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6 hours ago, Alflives said:

Hello recession.  Next year at this time Albertans will be laughing at us like we are laughing at them now.  

 

So when that doesn't come to fruition will you admit you were wrong? Both you and Strome.

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